AUSTIN (AP)  An attorney for two Texas football players said he's been told by police they will not be charged in an alleged downtown assault earlier this month.

Police questioned starting defensive back Cedric Griffin and running back Ramonce Taylor about the Dec. 10 incident, which happened after a team banquet.

Attorney Ken Oden said in a prepared statement that he was told Sunday by police that "no arrests will be made and no charges will be filed."

Oden's statement did not say who told him the investigation was finished and he did not immediately return a telephone message. Police spokeswoman Toni Chovonetz said Monday the investigation remains open and declined further comment.

Police said Friday they were investigating UT athletes in connection with that case and another Sept. 4, when police said a suspect pulled an automatic handgun and committed an aggravated assault.

Oden has said Griffin, a senior, and Taylor, a sophomore, were involved in a non-violent "trash-talking" incident near the Sixth Street entertainment district in the early morning of Dec. 10.

Oden has said the Sept. 4 case does not relate to Griffin and Taylor. School officials have said they have found no link between its athletes and the September robbery and that they planned no action against the players.

School spokesman Nick Voinis said Monday their status with the team has not changed.

Although Oden identified Taylor and Griffin, police have not released the names of any suspects and no charges have been filed.

No. 2 Texas plays top-ranked Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl and Jan. 4. Griffin and Taylor are key players for the Longhorns.

Taylor leads the Longhorns with 14 touchdowns with 501 yards rushing and 268 receiving. Griffin is fourth on the team in tackles with 78 and a team-high 15 passes broken up.

"This is a very positive development for these young men and their families," Oden said.

"The young men in question on both sides of the incident have communicated directly and made expressions of mutual respect. We will continue to cooperate with the police department. These young men will spend Christmas with their families and begin to focus on their preparations for the Rose Bowl," Oden said.

Also on Monday, it was revealed that sophomore wide receiver Myron Hardy, who is redshirting this season, was arrested in an unrelated Nov. 6 incident and charged with carrying a switchblade knife, a Class A misdemeanor.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of up to a year in jail and a $4,000 fine. According to the arrest affidavit, two men told police they had been in a fist-fight with a black male who had threatened them with a knife. Police stopped Hardy, whose clothes fit the men's description, and discovered he was carrying a switchblade.

According to court documents, Hardy requested a court-appointed attorney and was released on $2,000 bond.

Neither the lawyer nor the player could be immediately reached for comment. Hardy had one catch for three yards in 2004.

Hardy reported the arrest to coaches the next day and "appropriate team discipline was taken," Voinis said without elaborating.

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